Robotic Colorectal Surgery | Minimal invasive surgery
Minimal invasive surgery, The Institute of Colorectal Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi is one of the country’s first dedicated centers for the treatment of conditions related to anus, colon and rectum. Apollo Hospitals, is regarded as the top facility for colorectal surgery, and is a pioneering facility for the treatment of colorectal problems. The center is the top choice for Robotic Colorectal Surgery because of its internationally skilled colorectal surgeons, organ-specific super specialties, and colorectal cancer treatment options.
The Institute provides advanced therapies in Pelvic Floor Diseases, Proctology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Colorectal Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. A world-class level of care is provided for colorectal cancer at the Institute by colorectal surgeons who have received worldwide training and certification. They have completed both comprehensive general surgical training and advanced surgical training in the management of such disorders. The colon, rectum, and anus ailments can be effectively treated surgically and non-surgically by the colorectal surgeons at Apollo Hospitals.
The treatment of patients with both, benign and cancer-related rectal issues, has transformed tremendously due to introduction of robotic colorectal surgery. Some of the top experts in colorectal surgery are providing this cutting-edge technology all at same place and Apollo Institute of Colorectal surgery is one of them, which makes use of robotic and laparoscopic colorectal surgery as the standard approach for all abdominal colorectal procedures. It is also considered as one of the busiest Colorectal Centers, performing over 1200 colorectal surgeries every year.
The colon and rectum make up the lowest portion of your digestive tract, known as the large intestine, which is sometimes referred to as the colorectal region. It may experience problems that range from being rarely inconvenient to being fatal. For instance, colorectal cancer, which is anticipated to have more than 145,000 new cases in 2019, is the third most frequent cancer among American men and women. In order to examine and treat the problem area clearly in the past, surgeons had to make significant incisions in the skin and muscle. It’s known as open surgery. Although now, many colorectal treatments are completed using minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic-assisted surgery, possibly employing da Vinci technology.
Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive colorectal surgery that is only provided in cases where our robotic surgeons feel it to be both demonstrably safe and categorically beneficial for patients. Robotic surgery uses small incisions, similar to other minimally invasive procedures, which can lower the risk of complications compared to open surgery or large incision procedures.
The distinctive wristed devices used in robotic surgery provide the operating surgeon with better ergonomics and optics than laparoscopy. The robot enables a finer dissection of the rectum out of the constrained space where it is placed, specifically for rectal cancer.
The Da Vinci robot, used in robotic colorectal surgery, combines the advantages of minimally invasive surgery with the exquisite precision, 3D visions, and magnified view only possible with robotic surgery.
Its primary use is for difficult pelvic surgery, making low rectal surgery—including surgery for rectal prolapse and rectal cancer—particularly appropriate.
Patient`s advantages for opting robot assisted colorectal surgery could consist of the following:
- Lessening of body trauma and discomfort
- Less blood loss
- Less pain following surgery
- Reduction in the hospital stay
- Quicker healing and return to work
- Less scars
- More accurate surgery
- Lower risk of infection
- Reduces the possibility of unintentional nerve damage and sexual dysfunction
When to see your doctor?
Any of the following symptoms could be brought on by a disruption or abnormality in the colon, rectum, or anus:
- Bleeding through rectum
- Anal polyps
- Anal pain
- Itching
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Pain in the abdomen
- Release of pus or mucus
Simple colorectal conditions like anal fissures or piles can be as complex as cancer. To quickly diagnose and treat colorectal problems with the most cutting-edge minimally invasive methods, including robotics, the best specialists are required. The experts at Apollo Hospitals’ Centre for Colorectal Diseases provide all of your medical needs and, with their unmatched experience and knowledge, assure the diagnosis and treatment of patients with colorectal illnesses.
Robot assisted colorectal surgeries are performed at Indraprastha Apollo hospitals for the following ailments,
- Stomach cancer
- Colon cancer
- Hemorrhoids or piles: Anal lumps and painless rectal bleeding
- Diverticulitis
- Colitis of the bowels
- Anal fistula: Blood and pus discharge accompanied by pain
- Crohn’s disease of the anus, colon, rectum, small intestine, and duodenum
- Total proctocolectomy done inorder to treat ulcerative colitis
- Trans-anal circumstances
- Anal fissure: Intense anal pain during defecation that occasionally bleeds
- Abdominal prolapse
- Hepatobiliary procedures
- Endoscopy Procedure
- Pancreatic Transplantation
- Liver Transplants
- Combined surgery with urology and gynecology, multivesicular surgery (multiple organ systems) for pelvic organ/rectal prolapse and cancer
- Anal abscess: painful bump in the anal region accompanied with fever
- NARF (Endoscopic Non-Ablative Radiofrequency), which is a treatment for disorders pertaining to sphincter; for example:
- Stretta therapy which is used in treatment for Anal (Fecal) Incontinence
- (GERD) Stretta Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Benign and cancer-related rectal issues need a patient specific treatment plan and the introduction of robotic rectoplasty has changed the way in which care is now provided to the patients. Offering these latest technologies under one roof, administered by highly skilled colorectal surgeons with in-depth understanding of the problems, enhances patient results and lowers patient costs.
In addition to providing cutting edge procedures including laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery for colorectal cancer, Apollo Institutes of Colorectal Surgery also offers one-day procedures for the management of anorectal illnesses. Robotic therapies are slightly more expensive than conventional ones. Typically, robotic procedures cost Rs 1.5 lakh more than traditional treatment modalities because of their efficiency and effectiveness.
